Chapter 359: A Successful Old Classmate, Actually a Reincarnator?

Chapter 359: A Successful Old Classmate, Actually a Reincarnator?

In the days that followed,

Chen Ye showed improvement with each passing day.

Ten days later, he was already moving around freely, just like a normal person.

Of course, all of this was just an act.

In reality, on the very first day he received attribute points, his body had already fully recovered.

That night,

The whole family was having dinner.

Chen Ye suddenly said, "Big Brother, I'm pretty much recovered now. I'm planning to look for a job tomorrow."

Hearing this, both his brother and sister-in-law were stunned.

Then, his sister-in-law clearly breathed a sigh of relief.

But his brother, Chen Chao, said, "The doctor said it would take at least one or two months for you to fully recover. It hasn't even been a month yet, are you really okay? Don't push yourself. Why don't you rest a bit longer, just to be safe."

Chen Ye shook his head. "I know my own body. Besides, staying at home every day isn't good either."

Only then did Chen Chao stop insisting and said, "Alright, you're already over thirty, you can decide for yourself."

He then took out his phone and transferred two thousand yuan to Chen Ye.

"Take this money. Pay me back after you've earned some."

Chen Ye nodded and didn't refuse.

After dinner, he went back to his room and started searching for jobs online on his phone.

That's right!

Chen Ye really was looking for a job.

He planned to earn some money first, help his family out of their financial difficulties, and quietly build up his strength.

Once he was strong enough, then he'd go after those reincarnators.

But…

With his current strength, ordinary jobs obviously didn't appeal to him.

What he needed was a job that could bring in big money.

Normally, these kinds of jobs are written in the criminal code—you definitely wouldn't find them online.

But Chen Ye never intended to break the law.

Everything was fine for him here, but if he got a criminal record after he left again in the future, what would happen to his family?

At that point, the authorities wouldn't even need to do anything—having their assets confiscated would be enough to send the whole Chen family back to square one overnight.

After a moment,

Chen Ye suddenly remembered that a few days ago, he'd glanced at his old classmates' group chat and noticed that a classmate with the surname Gao was doing very well lately!

And this classmate Gao had been his roommate back then—they'd had a great relationship.

He even still remembered Gao's phone number.

After thinking about it, Chen Ye stepped outside and called this classmate Gao.

The call was quickly answered.

"Who's this?" A familiar voice came from the other end.

"Old Gao!" Chen Ye said with a smile, "Long time no contact! I heard you're doing really well now, and have become Boss Gao?"

"Damn? Old Chen??"

"It's me!"

"You, weren't you… I heard you were in a coma, became a vegetable. I even went to the hospital to see you!"

Chen Ye believed this was true.

In his memory, Old Gao was a straightforward, honest guy who didn't like to lie.

Unless Old Gao had changed in the three years since he'd crossed over.

"I just woke up. It's been less than a month."

"You lucky bastard! You really had a narrow escape!"

"Whether I'm lucky or not, I don't know. Right now I need a job. I heard Boss Gao is doing well—can you help an old classmate out?"

"No problem!" Old Gao agreed readily. "Old Chen, are you still in Rong City?"

"Yeah!"

"Send me your address, let's go out for drinks!"

"Now?"

"What do you think?! Of course!!"

…

After hanging up,

Chen Ye checked the time—it was already past 9 PM.

He thought for a moment, told his brother he was going out to meet classmates, changed his clothes, and left the house.

Just as he stepped out the door, he heard his sister-in-law's worried voice from inside.

"Brother Chao, do you think your brother is going to take the two thousand yuan you gave him and go waste it partying?"

You couldn't blame her for worrying.

Chen Ye used to be a total slacker and always broke, even after working for years. He still owed money on his credit card.

"Nonsense!" Chen Chao replied, "Xiao Ye isn't that kind of person!"

Seeing that his wife didn't believe him, Chen Chao immediately said, "Silly woman, didn't you notice that Xiao Ye's a completely different person after waking up this time?"

"Now that you mention it… he really has changed a lot."

"That's why! I believe my brother has truly turned over a new leaf."

"What if he really blows all the money in one night? Yao Yao's school fees are due soon, and we don't have any spare money left for him."

"If he dares to waste all the money in one night, I'll break his legs!"

Hearing this,

Chen Ye smiled. The elevator happened to arrive, so he stepped inside.

With his sharp hearing, he'd heard every word of their conversation, even through the door.

He didn't care about his sister-in-law's worries.

To be honest, she was actually a pretty decent person.

…

When he reached the entrance of the residential complex, Chen Ye waited for a bit and saw a modified Mercedes G-Class SUV pull up in front of him.

Then,

The window rolled down, revealing a familiar face.

It was Old Gao.

"Old Chen!!"

Old Gao called out, laughing, "You really survived?!"

A smile also appeared on Chen Ye's face, though his heart skipped a beat.

In his field of vision, a red marker had appeared above his old classmate's head!

Just like the health bars above monsters in video games!

Chen Ye immediately understood that his old classmate, Gao Ming, was a reincarnator!

That red marker, visible only to him, must be a special ability granted by the secret realm to all adventurers participating in "Hunting Operations"—letting them accurately distinguish reincarnators from ordinary people.

With this,

It finally made sense how the previously unremarkable Old Gao had suddenly become Boss Gao.

Clearly, he had used the abilities gained in the Main God's Space to make money in the real world and was now living the high life.

"What are you spacing out for? Get in!"

Old Gao called out.

Chen Ye calmly walked around the car, opened the passenger side door, and got in.

"Driving a modified G-Wagon now? Looks like Boss Gao is really doing well!"

Chen Ye smiled and made a comment, then deliberately touched this and examined that inside the car, showing an envious expression and acting like an ordinary person.

"No wonder they call this the standard ride for players—the interior materials look so luxurious!"

In reality,

This interior had also been customized by Gao, using premium materials.

But Gao didn't say anything about it; he just smiled and watched Chen Ye.

Chen Ye continued, "Back then, our dream was to drive a car like this and pick up girls everywhere. I never thought you'd actually pull it off, old classmate."

"Heh! Jealous, aren't you?"

Gao purposely let out a loud laugh, then started the car and sped off.

On the way, the two chatted and joked like brothers who hadn't seen each other in years.

Gao remained as warm and enthusiastic as ever.

Come to think of it, Gao was technically one of Chen Ye's hunting targets now…

However, the secret realm didn't require you to kill every reincarnator you saw.

So, whether to kill someone or not was entirely up to Chen Ye.

As old classmates with a good relationship, Chen Ye definitely wouldn't go after Gao.

Besides, Chen Ye also had no idea just how strong Gao had become after becoming a reincarnator.

Not long after,

Gao brought Chen Ye to a restaurant specializing in late-night snacks.

"Old Chen, remember this place?"

"Of course!" Chen Ye nodded. "We used to hang out here all the time. I didn't expect so much to change after three years in a coma."

"They just upgraded the decor a bit; the taste is still the same… Boss, the usual!"

Gao's last sentence was directed at the restaurant owner.

Upon seeing Gao, the boss immediately greeted them with enthusiasm, nearly bowing and scraping as he led them to a private room.

Once seated,

Chen Ye sighed, "Gao, you've really changed a lot in these three years."

Gao chuckled and boasted, "I was always awesome—just never had a chance to show it before… You know the saying: 'A dragon among carp only needs a bit of wind and cloud to soar!'"

Chen Ye just smiled at this, then continued probing, "I heard from other classmates that your business is really booming? But I still don't know—what business are you in now?"

"Heh, I just run a security company."

As he spoke, Gao suddenly rolled up his sleeves, revealing his strong arms and deliberately flexed, showing off his muscles.

"See these muscles? Built them up over the past two years. Your brother Gao is a beast now—three or five guys at once can't even touch me."

Chen Ye believed him.

If a reincarnator could get beaten up by three or five regular people, they might as well bash their own head in.

"Boss Gao, you're impressive!"

Chen Ye played along and then continued fishing for information: "A security company? Like, bodyguard work?"

"Bodyguard work is just one of our services!"

Gao looked a bit proud.

"Looks like you've got a wide range of business! I'll follow you from now on, Boss Gao."

"No problem! Just come to the company tomorrow," Gao added, "but I'll say it upfront: you don't know anything yet, so you'll have to start from scratch."

Chen Ye wanted to learn more about reincarnators from Gao, so he readily agreed, "No problem, that's how it should be."

Gao immediately smiled—and this time, it seemed genuinely sincere.

At that moment,

The food and drinks were served.

They ate and chatted.

"Come on, old classmate, here's to you surviving disaster and returning to this beautiful world—let's drink to that!"

Gao raised his glass and clinked it with Chen Ye's. "Bottoms up!"

Chen Ye drained his glass.

"Oh, by the way, I've been online these past few days. Turns out the world's changed a lot in the three years I was in a coma!" Chen Ye said in mock amazement. "Not only have the presidents of many small countries changed, but even the emperor of that island nation has changed, and he's supposedly even younger than us—a commoner, I hear? Unbelievable."

"That guy from that country…"

A heavy look suddenly appeared in Gao's eyes. He hesitated a few times but finally shook his head and said, "Anyway, people at that level—we'll never deal with them."

Chen Ye's mind stirred. He kept probing, "What about those small-country presidents? I heard they're all people with simple backgrounds. How did they defeat the opposition and hold on to power? And a few of those top congressmen from that big country…"

Gao waved his hand. "Old classmate, I won't lie to you—I do know a bit of the inside story, but it's classified, even for us, so I can't tell you. What I can say is, those people are all extraordinary."

Hearing this,

Chen Ye frowned slightly.

What's going on? Is there some kind of secrecy pact among reincarnators? Are they forbidden from telling ordinary people the truth?

"All right, if you can't say, I won't press you…" Chen Ye continued, "I just want to know—do we have people like that in our own country? Rising up from nothing?"

Gao thought for a moment, nodded, and lowered his voice, "Yeah! But there are some real top-level figures above them, so they don't dare to go overboard. That's why it's not as wild as abroad."

Hearing this, Chen Ye made a mental note and deliberately sighed, "The world really has changed so much."

"It has! The times have changed. The old ways will probably be overturned soon."

Gao said this with a hard-to-read expression, then changed the subject. "Forget it, let's drink."

They drank

All the way until midnight before finally parting.

As they were leaving, Chen Ye noticed that Gao was about to drive under the influence.

He hurried over to dissuade him, but Gao just laughed and waved him off, saying he had connections—even if he got caught, it wouldn't matter…

Then, despite being completely drunk, Gao drove Chen Ye back to the entrance of his neighborhood.

Watching Gao's G-Wagon drive away, Chen Ye frowned thoughtfully.

It seemed that not only were reincarnators not a secret among the upper echelons—they had actually gained higher status.

Otherwise, how could Gao be so fearless?

…

The next day,

Chen Ye got up early.

His brother and sister-in-law were also up, getting ready for work.

"Chen Ye? Up so early today?" Chen Chao asked.

Chen Ye replied, "Yeah! I told my classmate last night that I'd start work at his company today."

"Oh?"

Both Chen Chao and his wife's eyes lit up.

"What kind of company is it?" Chen Chao quickly asked.

His wife, who was making breakfast, pricked up her ears.

Chen Ye took out the business card Gao Ming had given him last night, looked at the company name, and said, "It's called Gao Ming Security Company!"

After saying it, he quietly complained about the name in his heart.

That guy Gao actually named the company after himself—seriously…

But then,

When Chen Chao heard the name, his face brightened. "It's really Gao Ming Security Company? That's one of the top companies in our city! Xiao Ye, what's your classmate's position there? He can really get you in? I've heard their hiring is really strict."

"Oh, my classmate is Gao Ming—the boss."

Chen Ye replied casually.

Then, he found himself feeling more goodwill toward Gao.

That guy hadn't hesitated at all when he agreed to help—proving that he really valued their friendship.

…

A little while later,

Chen Chao even found a suit he rarely wore and insisted Chen Ye put it on.

As he put it, you have to make a good impression on your first day!

Then he personally drove Chen Ye to work.

All the way there, Chen Chao kept reminding his brother to behave himself at the company and not to act up just because he was the boss's classmate.

When they reached the entrance of Gao Ming Security Company,

Chen Chao even dramatically pumped his fist to encourage Chen Ye:

"Little brother, do your best!"

(End of Chapter)

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